Arfon Abdi
Involved in: Gold Medallion, Key Club, Medical internships, Muslim Student Association
By Jason Hopkins
In Kansas City alone, there are more than 30 well-equipped hospitals available for community access. But in other places around the world, there are none, and with no access to hospitals or any other form of healthcare, people are dying. Senior Arfon Abdi wants to change that.
“My parents came here from Somalia and after...

Junior Katie Bullock was selected as one of 10 students to represent the state of Missouri on the 2018 All-State Journalism Team. The Team recognizes those students who have proven themselves to be indispensable to their respective school media, recognizing those students who are "most valuable players" -- those students whose leadership, energy, dedication and expertise make their publications possible, but whose main contributions often occur...

Juniors and seniors are preparing to attend Prom 2018 this Saturday, April 21, at Arrowhead Stadium. Nine seniors will be presented to the attendees as prom candidates, having been nominated at last Friday's spring assembly. At the assembly, their names were announced and they received paper crowns to symbolize their royal recognition. Midway through the prom dance, two will be crowned prom king and queen for 2018. Find out a little more about each...

On March 29, Foods I teacher Nicole Odell hosted the annual pizza wars competition. Students were divided into groups and expected to handcraft a pizza within the class period. After cooking the pizza, three individuals, students and staff, judged the pizza based on taste and presentation. After tasting all the pizzas, the judges chose a winner: the Mexican-style pizza.

Students were given orange slips of paper at the end of the walkout on which they were asked to write down their ideas for ending gun violence or their reasons for attending the walkout. Many of these were then taped to the brick pillars just inside the student entrance to the school.

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The following is a submitted transcript of junior Joe Bell's speech, read partly before and partly after the march:
For all of you that don’t know you me, my name is Joe Bell and I am a student as all of you are. Know who you are. No matter what race, religion, gender, background you are, as students we are all affected by school shootings, it could’ve been here, it...

An artist must be bold when preparing for figure drawing. When tracing the form of another human on a piece of paper, the line cannot be shaky, it cannot show hesitation. Instead it must be confident....

A heart for medicine
In a few seconds of silence, senior Rana Ekilah stands anxiously holding her mother’s hand. She scrolls through her phone looking to see if she made it into her dream college program....

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On this episode of Tonka Talks, share your opinion about possible new school start times, watch the story of the local lift driver, and recap the Mizzou band concert. Watch to find out more.

On the first Tonka Talks episode of second semester, take a look into the new tardy policy, learn everything you need to know about the Jan. 12 Winter Dance and get excited for Pack-the-House. Watch the learn more.

In this episode of Tonka Talks, students and staff set New Year's resolutions, the FACS department hosts a competition for the best holiday inspired dress and faculty see if they can finish holiday music lyrics.